Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 59 (9164 total)
2 online now:
Newest Member: ChatGPT
Post Volume: Total: 916,924 Year: 4,181/9,624 Month: 1,052/974 Week: 11/368 Day: 11/11 Hour: 0/2


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Heaven: How to Get In
onifre
Member (Idle past 2982 days)
Posts: 4854
From: Dark Side of the Moon
Joined: 02-20-2008


Message 21 of 91 (522713)
09-04-2009 3:10 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Teapots&unicorns
09-03-2009 11:10 AM


So please, how do you get into heaven
I figure you're going to get explanations of how to get into Christian Heaven, but that's not the only game in town. Like when buying real estate, you need to shop around and see which location best suits you.
So I'll explain how to get into Muslim Heaven, and maybe you find this heaven easier to get into, or a better fit for you.
For Muslims, since they have no original sin, everyone has the same potential to get into Heaven — in fact Muslims believe a child who dies goes to Heaven regardless of the religion of his or her parents.
In Muslim Heaven there are different levels. Muslims believe there are different levels of Heaven but there is no solid number on just how many there are - (although some Islamic texts do say there are seven). The levels of Heaven represent closeness to God — the higher the level the closer to the understanding of Allah.
If one becomes a Martyr, it gets you closer to Allah than if one is simply a good person.
- Oni

This message is a reply to:
 Message 1 by Teapots&unicorns, posted 09-03-2009 11:10 AM Teapots&unicorns has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 22 by Teapots&unicorns, posted 09-04-2009 3:26 PM onifre has not replied

  
onifre
Member (Idle past 2982 days)
Posts: 4854
From: Dark Side of the Moon
Joined: 02-20-2008


Message 69 of 91 (523477)
09-10-2009 4:12 PM
Reply to: Message 63 by Peg
09-10-2009 3:29 AM


OFF-TOPIC
the earth is about 93 mil miles from the sun
and 5% closer is how much?
I think you missed Nosy's point. The Sun-Earth distance varies throughout the year, it is not a fixed distance. They vary about 4% of the original 93 mil miles that you refered to - coming as close as 91 mil miles, and as far as 95 mil miles.
The variation that you said isn't possible is part of the normal variation in our elliptical orbit.
Also, what happens when the Sun enters the Red Giant stage (about 5 billion years)? - As a red giant, the Sun will extend beyond the Earth's current orbit, so what happens to our "perfect" position then?
And that's not even the beginning of life on Earth ending. Before it even gets to the Red Giant stage, every 1 billion years or so, the Sun's surface temperature will slowly rise by about 10%. The increase in temperature will make the surface of the Earth too hot for liquid water to exist, ending all terrestrial life.
Not such a perfect situation, eh?
- Oni
{The off-topic better stop here - Adminnemooseus}
Edited by Adminnemooseus, : See above. Also changed subtitle.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 63 by Peg, posted 09-10-2009 3:29 AM Peg has not replied

  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024